The Grey-headed Fish Eagle is a forest dwelling raptor and as the name goes, it is known to be a specialist fish eater. It is a widespread local resident in most parts of Southern Asia. Although widely distributed, it's population is declining due to the loss of forested wetlands. As a consequence, the Grey-headed Fish Eagle is categorized as one of the "Near Threatened" species.
While we have seen this species many times in Southern India, we got lucky when we visited the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary where we got to observe and photograph this species at close quarters.
Here are a series of images taken with the D300, 300mm f2.8 lens mounted with the 2x TC. All images are taken in RAW mode, post processed in Nikon Capture NX 2.0.
Pl. note that all images are copyright of Thomas and Shilpy. Pl. contact us on suresh_anand@hotmail.com in case you are interested in any of these images.
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That is a photograph/s.
Whatever technicalities mentioned bounced above the head but do you re-touch photograph after the click or you present as it is?
Great pictures - as I've come to expect when I visit this blog!!
It looks like a rather ash-covered, dusty African Fish Eagle.
I love comparing your Indian Birds to our South African Birds.
Hi Thomas,
What a fantastic bird and splendid shots! Its bills and gaze are very impressive and as usually your pictures are of great quality, sharp and beautifully composed. Thanks for sharing!
I love raptors! Great shots!! :)
I have never heard of a grey-headed fish eagle, Thomas. I declare. I learn so much every time I visit your site!
I wonder how long it takes to get these wonderful photos.
Hi, the pictures you've taken are breathtaking! Kudos to you on capturing such spectacular images of nature-not only this one but all the others too..
I wanted to know if you have been to Gir forest?
Beautiful! The one where the eagle is just starting, I like the most.
Grey-Headed Fish Eagles I sure had never heard of and I am always so excited to learn from you so many new species to look up more info on later. The photographs are powerful images~
All your photos are wonderful, but I do especially love the raptors...such intense gazes!
Thomas truly beautiful poses. Have you ever seen him fishing, something to look forward in the future I guess. Anna :)
I have never heard of gray headed fish eagle but it is a magnificent creature.
the first and last image is a typical eagle pose that i wish i could have the chance of capturing.. :D the second image makes me wonder how you were able to notice them perched up there.. i also like the third one where he's looking straight into the camera.. wonderful shots all in all.. :)
I don't know how I would react to having this kind of look pointing at me, but I do know that it would be a very intense and unforgettable moment.
All fantastic photos.
What a beautiful and majestic bird, photographed by the master!
Amazing shots Thomas. how close did you manage to get to these birds? Have the images been cropped at all?
Cheers,
Dev
These are stunning! I love the one of the eagle taking off...
Beautiful images, especially the eyes that are so piercing. Excellent work as always.
Thomas: What a beauty, this eagle is mighty neat.
hopefully they don't go extinct. i enjoy looking at them, they look so intimidating! =] great shots man.
How magnificent ... the bird and the pictures Thomas. With that grey head he looks a lot different to ours but they have to be my avorite of all the raptors.
Splendid photographs
I love the 4th shot!
wonderful photos as always
Great series! I especially like the next-to-last photo of the eagle taking flight.
Awesome raptors, Thomas! These are perfect photos.
Your pictures are awesome !
What a spectacular creature, Thomas. Wow! These photos are stunning and really capture the subtle beauty of this magnificent raptor.
Such a tragedy that this beautiful creature is so threatened. Great that people like you spread to word and images to show us how special the worlds animals are.
fantastic shots...especially the one that is ready to take off!!
I am eagerly waiting for pictures from Nameri NP.
Difficult to say which one is the best :)
What magnificent photos! It must take a lot of patience to get just the right shots. The detail is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing your work.
wonderful photos! the flight capture is very nice and they all very neat!
beautiful captures! i liked the one where the eagle is looking into the camera the most.
What a beautiful bird - and you have captured it so well in these images. Nice eye contact. Great stuff!
Beautiful shots there. We have big eagles which eat fish here too........but never with a background of green.......
The fourth picture has done the greatest impression on me .... It's beautiful Thomas.
Perfect photos!
you have captured the majesty of these birds.
Hi!Nice to be here to enjoy your beautiful photos.
I have a question,do you use a tripod with the 300mm and TC?
Marvellous photos, much better than mine. Helped me to identify, with complete confidence, my sighting of this bird on a tree stump, river bank location, at the rainforest edge in Brunei, north Borneo.
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